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Nineveh and Babylon; a narrative of a second expedition to Assyria during the years 1849, 1850, and 1851 (1867)

Layard, Austen Henry, Sir, 1817-1894 · London J. Murray · leaf 24

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/ Wild Ass captured by Hounds. the wild ass, an animal still found in the Mesopotamiandesert. It is pursued by the king on horseback. He is … Wounded Wild Ass seized and pulled down by Hounds. armed with bow and arrows, and followed by mounted at-tendants, who carry spare arrows and lead a second horse.The wild ass, when wounded, is represented as being pulleddown by large and powerful hounds, apparently of the mastiffbreed. The struggle…

Excavations (Archaeology) -- Assyria · Assyria -- Description and travel · Nineveh (Extinct city) · Babylon (Extinct city)

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